The Brutality Of The Police Force

Police misconduct has been a problem for decades. People have been; falsely imprisoned, beaten, robbed, raped, and killed at the hands of corrupt cops. This has been a problem for a long time to a diverse group of people, however, it has always and continues to be a major problem for black or African American people. African Americans have been brutalized and killed by corrupt cops since the 1600’s, sadly this behavior continues in the year 2016. The United States government should put policies and laws in place to hold corrupt police offers accountable for their crimes, and possibly put an end to the injustice of the “so called” justice system.

As a country, we have made some major developments in fighting racism and injustice, but there are still many areas where we need major improvements. Particularly, there is a problem with police relations and the African American community. There is a disproportionate number of African Americans who have experienced violence from encounters with police officers than any other race or ethnic group. A recent study done by the Associated Press and NORC found that African Americans are four times more likely to describe violence against civilians by police officers a serious compared to white Americans. It also found that 80% of African American’s interviewed believe that police officers are too quick to use force and they are more likely to use it against an African American person (Collenly, et al). There is clear evidence that this is a problem that needs to be addressed in the community. The cases of Trayvon Martin, Freddie Gray, Sandra Bland, Mike Brown and many others have brought this issue to the national spotlight and have helped people acknowledge that this is a problem in the country.

Killings among young men of color has risen in these past few years during altercations with the police. African-American and Latin-American men are dying for reasons such as rush of judgement and possible acts of racism. These acts that are being committed are considered the term of police brutality. Police officers seem to be shooting unarmed men of color as the ultimate solution when being confronted with these altercations. These three examples I will provide will show how many young minority men are being killed at unprecedented rates across America.

With the current Spring Valley, South Carolina situation, this is perhaps a great time to address that police brutality does not, in any circumstance, exist. A few days ago, a video had surfaced the internet, showing a 15-year-old African American female being forcefully pulled out of a desk at school. After seeing this video, many concluded that the police officer was wrong for his actions, without listening to the facts first. As more videos arise, we begin to see the actual circumstances. In the full length videos, you are able to hear the teacher of the classroom asking the female student to leave after being disruptive in class. After refusing to leave, the teacher calls down to the office, requesting someone to come and escort the female from class. A police officer, who happens to be at the school as a resource officer at the time, enters the classroom and requests the female to leave class with him. After refusing, she is told that she will be forcefully removed if she does not comply. She once again refuses, which results in the forceful removal of the young woman.

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The continuously growing number of Blacks in the United States’s population is ironic in how they are being treated by White cops. It may be their very numbers that frighten government authorities, causing them to act in violent ways, or it could simply be their skin color. Oppression based on race, color, or numbers anywhere should no longer exist in this day and age, let alone the United States of America. This country should be a place where no person should be afraid of being oppressed because of their physical self. Many believe that judgment and aggression towards a specific color of skin was simply a part of our past. However, what we are not aware of is that this behavior was, is, and will be a part of our past, present, and future if we are not shaken out of what hopefully is, a phase. This phase includes people quickly assuming and acting brutally towards Black people. Based on countless circumstances, it is evident that we need to change how we live, which continues to be a world that has Blacks being mistreated by white police.

Those of the minority community have been subjected, for many decades, to violence by those in law enforcement in the United States. This type of violence is a direct depiction of police brutality, which often leads to death. Police brutality has been an issue for many years, and it remains a major concern for those of the minority community. Over the past five centuries, black people have endured violence in many different ways. Today, police officers use deadly, excessive force that leads to inexcusable assaults, beatings and shootings.This demonstrates the government’s role in initiating and prolonging racial suppression and provides the explanation for police brutality to become a federal crime. In history, racist

Police brutality is filled with intense violence that threatens the lives of many minorities. Statistics from an article called “The Long, Painful History of Police Brutality in the U.S” shows that African-Americans make up 13 percent of

In our past white Americans use black African Americans as slave labor, now we see many white citizens still hurting and disrespecting them. A major example is police brutality. Police brutality is the act of police using force to deal with suspects that are beyond what is necessary. Police brutality has led America to a bad reputation with cops that go by the term, “to serve and protect.” Not only that, but it has contributed to racism in the country; many white police officers have been responsible for ending many innocent black lives. To the reader, for whoever you are, let this article inform you the many ways police brutality can be confirmed by story examples, racism, and reminding us why we came to our country. Maybe you haven’t seen it yet, but now you will know. Take note of what you have learned from the past about these events and similar events if you have learned about them. Step in someone else's shoes and see what they are seeing.

One of the biggest problems that plague America is police brutality. The job of the police is to protect the community they’re assigned to work in, from any illegal activity that occurs. However, there are officers who believe they are above the law. Police brutality has been a political oppression that has been occurring more many years. There’s been many cases of excessive force towards innocent civilians by an officer that has sparked a national outrage. Stephan Lendman of Media with Conscience said in his article regarding the matter that “Police brutality occurs multiple times daily across America.” “In big cities. In small ones. In urban areas. In rural ones.” John Wihbey and Leighton Walter Kille from JournalistsResourch.org reported that “Research has definitively established that “racial profiling” by law enforcement exists — that persons of color are more likely to be stopped by police.” However, it does not mean that Caucasians are subject to be victims of police misconduct. Most recently there’s been an increase of police brutality among the transgender community particularly black trans women. Police brutality will come to end if the law set in place against it is enforced more with the lawbreakers to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law as well as the requirement of body cameras for officers on duty.

Everywhere you look there is a new video or story of police brutality. These stories fill the news and cog everyone’s social network feeds. At the same time the president is giving a speech on the topic, thousands of people are marching with “Black Lives Matter” as their battle cry. We all know the names Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray. How can our society continue with this devastation done to us by the people meant to protect us? How could anyone let it become this atrocious? The simple truth is that it is improving every day. At this moment in the history of the United States we have the best police force we have ever had. There are more regulations and accountability placed on officers of the law presently than any other time. It is disheartening that we forget the amount of abuse and loss suffered by past generations to bring about reform and enhance the justice system of our society. Forgetting our past clouds what actions are needed to improve the future. Americans are misinformed to the severity of police violence in this society because of the news, social media, and the police themselves.

From deep in our nation’s history, the enmity between law enforcement and law abiding African Americans has been a staple of local relations. From early lynchings to anti demonstrator violence, to the 1991 Rodney King beating and the recent shootings of unarmed african americans, police brutality seems to be on the rise. Many reports have also been on the rise that police have been caught illegally arresting or opening fire against an unarmed law abiding black man. The backlash for police brutality can be explained through one event. The Great Migration, for example, sent more and more black people come into white communities in the north and west. However, policing in the area started going after African Americans in the firm belief that they might hurt the white people. In essence, police limited their promise to “protect and serve” to white people only. Adding to this disparity is the prevalence of white people reporting black people for no reason. Acting out of fear or misunderstanding, these individuals lash out causing even greater racial

As stated by Stan Lee, the author of Spiderman, “With great power comes great responsibility.” This statement however, does not only apply to the superheroes in the comic books whom have supernatural powers, it also can relate to the everyday super hero’s such as law enforcement officers. However, police brutality has been a social issue in the United States for quite some time now and is only rapidly getting worse rather than improving. With the news channels and social media exploiting videos of law enforcement officers using forceful tactics but not showing the prior encounters of the individual, it suggests the officer is unjustifiably using force. However, with the epidemic of citizen outrage by the misconception of police

“Nearly 1 in 3 black people killed by police in 2015 were identified as unarmed, though the actual number is likely higher due to underreporting” (Mapping police violence). The U.S. Justice System has displayed a great deal of racial injustice, such as the use of racial profiling, throughout their police force. Acts that involve racial injustice are sadly, what make statistics like the one just stated true, and therefore the U.S. Justice System needs reform in their discriminatory practices. The unfair ways of the justice system can be seen and changed through, specific situations and examples of black lives that have been taken from white officers, the injustice and slack in correct punishment/unfair sentencing on the

From more than two decades ago, L.A. riots made headlines that has caused continued allegations of police brutality. This wasn’t the start, but it sure did catch a lot of our nation’s attention. There had seem to be a racial pattern that just didn’t comply. Cases involving young black men had the highest of all ratings. Surveys where given to minority groups that gave insight of what they thought personally .It showed that there was a deep sense of mistrust by the people for our first line of protection.